Improvement in railway-tracks



g tbrml mes p zum @mm n S'IEPHENM."RIGHARDs-or ST. LouIS, MISSOURI, `ASS-leunen To HIMSELF AND .EDGAR n. MOFFATT, or' SAME BLAUE.

Letters Patent No. 105,371, dated July A12, 1870.

The Schedule referredto in these Letters Patent and making part of the same To all 4whom it 'umg/.concern Bc tkuown that I, STEBHEX M. RICHARDS, of St. Louisym the county of St. Louis and State of Mi`ssouri', havemade a certain new and useful improved Railway-Track and lfdohereby declare that the following 1s a Afull and true description thereof, reference beinga had to the accompanying. drawing` and the letters Lof reference marked thereon.

lhis invention has for its object the formation of a smooth and even road-bed-l foif railway purposes and The `nature said invention consists isupportinfz,r

` `the rails in spring attachlnents'npon rubber bearings,

the different parts being properly secured to them-ossties, :is will hereinafter more fully appear.

` lo enable` those hereiufskilled tomake and use my `sind invention, `same.` Y

I` will now more fully describe the ,Of the drz'twing-` Figure l represents atop plan, und `Figure 2, a section. ,In the usual application of this invention for sup-v porting rails, Iarrange, inthe nsnahcrsstics A, the mortises a, into whichI 'I fit rubbercushions or bearings B, projecting-'sufficiently :beyond the surface ot' the ties to at all timesbear against the contiguous surface V ofthesteel spring@` l @The mortises may \l'ef sin1ply cylindrical, and the `rubber bearings B `\,\'ill.then` be of similar form, fitting Said mortises.

l By preference, thelzifubbei bearings should be 'arranged in each cross-,tie A'.

lhc springsU are 'proyideth at their `ends, with A pin, C', passing, r` through` said slots, secures said springs to thefcross-tie A,as clearly shown in the figures.

` Securely bolted tothe `springs G, I arrange `tlieupper chair-piece D. y l

This has an' end projection, d, forming a recess, d.

The ordinary rail E is then placed on the springs C, its flange, e, engaging in the recess fl ofthe chairpiecc I).

Said' rail E is then properly secured in position by a second chair-piece, F, corresponding in construction to thc piece D.

In order, however, to allow for lateral play, caused.

by the depression of the rail E, I provide said chairpiece F with a suitable slot, f, in which a screw-bolt, f', secures the sameto theispri'ng C.

.Any lateral play on the part of the spring C is, furthermore, regulated by the slots 0,011 euch end thereof', as plainly shown in fig. 1.

'lhe rail E may furthermore be secured tothe remaining crossties by spikes, in manner usuali- Owing to the elasticity of the spring and bearing' attachments which support the rails, it is plain that the trains receive an easy gliding motion, so favorable.

to economyof operation and safety, and vthat many of the inconveniences and dangers consequent upon the unequal wear or depression in railwaytracks are vthus necessarily obviated.

Having thus fully `described my said invention,

vYVhat I claim, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is 1. The tics A, mortises a, and rubber cushions B, combined with the steel spring G, substantially as set forth.

2. rlhe steel spring C, fixed chair-piece I), and adjustablepiece F, combined with .the rail E,`substan tially as set forth.

In testimony of said invention I have hereunto set mylmnd in presence of c STEPHEN M'. RICHARDS. Witnesses:

L. V. MORSE, C. H. IEPPER. 

